Opinion: California's War on Peach Pickers

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... I ... the ... the festival artistic each farm or try the rate of their labor union ... but the state California ... may not let them do that's ... how's that possible how set legal ... at the Carillon farms in place of the Lopez an attorney Paul Bower ... joining me now from the left Coast called ... I wanna start with you ... did these workers vote to get rid of the Union ... these ... these workers that stay three or four months getting ready to go to her in November ... two thousand thirteen this store ... and a fine with that rate ... only happens ... silenced by the state or as they sealed a balance ... and four ... months later still the result ... Sylvia and the this particular are made in unionized first at something like two decades ... why did you do and other workers ... voted to unionize ... why why why they need ... why didn't you want the union ... I'm and ... I don't see that we need a new and as we get ... it when they pay the company which does make it ... an hour ... and a hat to Next Bet is that even though they know they see it ... in already ... I ended ... how that separate it with the company so ... I'm ... we don't want to be in that spot as is our tradition and ... and he says this is dead so I know ... I'm ... we ... can even in the union ... with the union hall ... as I understand it ... in California ... it's it's made very it's very difficult for farms to de unionize ... workers voted to do that how the states say now ... there is here to share the result because in twenty years that he was absent from this particular group of folks ... the second and third generation to offer workers didn't realize ... and receive the benefits ... protections and workplace that they don't even need a three percent higher wages ... for working conditions are are standing and fair for its workers ... a vote in favor of de certification means that a now the euro ... and and a ... bit trashy ... our research here and how long and it should be aware that call for many of the growers in the state is false age ... so the workers voted to unionize ... I ... you're not able to see the ballots ... Silvia what is the next step here and then say that to try to get ... what you voted for ... I just eighteen ... when he adds ... it ranks and sent out and get ... a sense that each end ... and ... with Spain ... the letter she said VF one each at Apple ... that's ... about ... as yet ... well it's it's I believable story the unions not there for twenty years a comeback wanna take your dues you but to get rid of them ... and the state of California and won't let you do anything hostile the governor Steps and ... Carillon farms employee Saumya Lopez attorney Paul Bauer thanks for joining us